Lift quality of economy

2016-05-17 08:05:29

Nation has made a good start this year with consumption and services serving as the main engines for growth

Chinese, US top diplomats exchange views on hot issues via phone

2016-05-17 03:59:49

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the latter's invitation, calling on the two sides to continue focusing on cooperation and properly manage their differences.

China slams Europe's refusal to grant market economy status

2016-05-17 03:49:17

China on Monday slammed a recent European Parliament resolution refusing to grant China market economy status, saying the move was not constructive.

Xi urges local authorities to advance supply-side reform

2016-05-16 23:33:26

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for "unswerving efforts" to advance supply-side structural reform, commanding local authorities and various departments to come up with policies to support the campaign.

Capital again raises allowance for PLA recruits

2016-05-16 08:38:59

Beijing municipality has increased the allowance for soldiers who join the People's Liberation Army for the third consecutive year, with higher amounts for better-educated recruits.

China voices strong dissatisfaction over US report on Chinese military

2016-05-15 08:26:56

Defense Ministry Spokesman Yang Yujun on Saturday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" and "firm opposition" to a Pentagon report that he said has misrepresented China's military development.

China's sovereignty over South China Sea islands long recognized by intl community

2016-05-15 08:26:56

For a long period after World War II, no country had challenged China's sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and related rights in the South China Sea.

Ministry tweaks eating guidelines

2016-05-14 08:25:44

China's top health authority released a new dietary guideline on Friday, stressing the need for a balanced diet amid rising health threats such as obesity in recent years.

Ling Jihua charged, to face trial in Tianjin

2016-05-14 02:41:00

Prosecutors have ended a lengthy corruption probe of a former State-level official and formally charged him, the top procuratorate said on Friday.

Xi stresses civil air defense for China's development

2016-05-13 21:06:55

President Xi Jinping said Friday that civil air defense should serve as an "indestructible shield" protecting the Chinese people, calling it a key part of the country's development in the next five years.

Trilateral agreement signed by Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei

2016-05-13 20:00:43

The commercial departments of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei all signed an agreement on Friday that will cover 26 projects this year in logistics, transport, finance and consumption products.

Ling Jihua officially charged, to face trial in Tianjin

2016-05-13 17:15:36

Former deputy head of China's national political advisory body Ling Jihua has been charged with taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said Friday.